M3.6 earthquake 38 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 38 km WSW of Filiatrá, Greece on Sat, Mar 23, 1985, 4:55 AM GMT+2 (02:55 UTC), 55 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 9 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-03-23 02:55:37 UTC
- Depth
- 54.5 km (33.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.002° N, 21.195° E
- Region
- Greece
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.55 km NNW of Megalópoli, Greece · 15144 days ago · 33 km deep · 95 km away
- 4.044 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15137 days ago · 33 km deep · 47 km away
- 4.29 km SW of Arkoúdi, Greece · 15125 days ago · 48 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.951 km S of Lithakiá, Greece · 15108 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002d4u. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 10:41 AM UTC.